The Mediterranean basin is one of the hot spots of this global crisis, and in some ways, it is being “hit harder than other parts of the world,” according to Wolfgang Cramer, scientific director at the French-based Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Ecology (IMBE). The temperature increase in the Mediterranean region has already reached 1.5oC above pre- industrial levels, which means that the warming effect in this area is 20% faster than the global average.
The youngest generation will be the ones most affected by today’s political inaction. Young people will experience the full effects of climate change and environmental damages. Young people are eager to commit themselves to create change and they want their voices to be heard.
However, they often face difficulties to take meaningful actions because of the lack of information about the effects of the climate crisis, the lack of capacities and insufficient support from other stakeholders.The objectives of the project are:
(1) to raise awareness among young people and communities about climate crisis;
(2) to facilitate and encourage exchange of good ecological and nonviolent practice among NGOs, institutions and stakeholders;
(3) to support youth leaders in fighting climate crisis with nonviolent methods;
(4) to promote transnational youth-led initiative and nonviolent actions at European and regional level about climate issues.